South Africa Case Law

Mawonga and Another v Walter Sisulu Municipality and Others (574/2019)

Mawonga and Another v Walter Sisulu Municipality and Others (574/2019) [2020] ZASCA 125; 2021 (1) SA 377 (SCA) (7 October 2020)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

574/2019

Judges

Petse, Mbha, Nicholls, Eksteen, Unterhalter

The SCA held that a municipal manager’s contract cannot be renewed beyond the five-year statutory maximum. Once that term ends, the post must be advertised nationally.

• Municipal Systems Act
• Fixed Term Employment
• Renewal Of Contracts
• Competitive Appointment Process
• Municipal-systems-act
• Fixed-term-employment